Absorption - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əbˈsɔːrpʃn|
Brit.
|əbˈzɔːpʃ(ə)n|
noun
- (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
- (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
- the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion (syn: assimilation)
- complete attention; intense mental effort (syn: concentration, immersion)
- the mental state of being preoccupied by something (syn: preoccupancy, preoccupation)
- (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules
- the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another (syn: assimilation)- the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion (syn: assimilation)
- complete attention; intense mental effort (syn: concentration, immersion)
- the mental state of being preoccupied by something (syn: preoccupancy, preoccupation)
Extra examples
...forgot to return the phone call due to his absorption in setting up the new computer system...
I don't understand James' absorption with military history.
Vitamin C increases the absorption of iron from food.
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